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Hedges ponders appeal of Tangemans medical pot order as state high court considers deeper debate

Written on 18 Mar, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A battle of Titans unfolds: In one corner, a gaggle of California cities, counties, and law enforcement agencies; in the other, the state Supreme Court. In the middle of the ring is a small baggie of medical marijuana... (Continue reading)

UPDATE: Estate Financial investors fighting back

Written on 18 Mar, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

Investors, builders and attorneys squeezed into a large, sunny conference room at a beautiful, ocean-side hotel earlier this week to talk about something most found unpleasant: How they were going to recoup millions of unaccounted-for dollars placed with Paso Robles... (Continue reading)

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Written on 14 Mar, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

Since its launch in January, UncoveredSLO.com has carved its niche in San Luis Obispo County, reporting on subjects that other local media won't, or can't. We have done so in the belief that an informed public is better than the... (Continue reading)

Hard money lending schemes creating fiscal chaos, devastating SLO County investors

Written on 13 Mar, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN A number of San Luis Obispo County investment firms have allegedly participated in schemes that may have already cost local investors more than $500 million, setting the stage for a colossal fiscal collapse unrivaled in... (Continue reading)

COMMENTARY: Fiscal greed, information need

Written on 12 Mar, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | No comments

Last month, the Harvard Political Review suggested there “is no doubt that if journalists can no longer fill their role as the public’s watchdog, the media’s already-declining reputation among the public will suffer.”... (Continue reading)

Attorney clamps down on city officials

Written on 10 Mar, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero City Attorney Brian Pierik has been dishing out advice to city officials that some consider misleading regarding disclosure of e-mails from their personal accounts. Also, the city attorney cited the anti-secrecy Brown Act as his reason for excluding... (Continue reading)

Area lawmakers go easy on the perks

Written on 10 Mar, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | One comment

By DANIEL BLACKBURN This county’s two state lawmakers, both millionaires, were modest in their acceptance of gifts and free travel from lobbyists and special interest groups during the past year, according to documents made public today by the Fair Political Practices... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly/Saudi update: Blakeslee ‘very disturbed’

Written on 6 Mar, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A controversial Cal Poly/Saudi proposal has a state lawmaker “very disturbed” and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has stepped up pressure on Cal Poly President Warren Baker to take a closer look at the intended Engineering College collaboration. A... (Continue reading)

COMMENTARY: The truth about Prince Harry and Sandy Duerr

Written on 3 Mar, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN The major media’s collegial conspiracy to hide the fact of Britain’s Prince Harry’s frontline military service in Afghanistan says much about the sad state of journalism everywhere. And what, you might be wondering, does that have to do with,... (Continue reading)

San Miguel Ranch One man’s dream is nightmare for others

Written on 29 Feb, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN When Brent Grizzle first gazed at what he would later describe as the “gently rolling contours” around the tiny North County town of San Miguel, the developer would later note that he “immediately recognized the special potential” of... (Continue reading)